Shadows of Destiny

05 Coming Out ~Tamia~

Another month passed, and things got worse between Leo and me.

He never spent time with me anymore and seemed to have miraculously moved out of our bedroom.

I saw it all coming, yet it bothered me.

He took her along to functions he was invited to and told me to mind the pack.

I was working on my exit, so I kept telling myself it would only take a little longer.

I would often stare at my neck where his mark rested and want to clean it off.

I hated seeing it so much, I always covered the area.

My tears had run dry.

Some lunas reached out to me to sympathise with me, and others congratulated Amanda; she wasn’t named Luna yet, and I knew why.

Amanda was a medical doctor, and she wasn’t trained for battle.

Naming her Luna would mean she would have to take up all my responsibilities, including leading battles.

I guess her life was too important for that.

I planned on surprising Leo soon.

I was sitting in my office when Leo barged in and began to yell at me.

He was behaving like a madman.

He had never spoken to me in such a manner before.

People were around and had to excuse us, but he had already embarrassed me.

“What is the matter?” “Why did you send men after Amanda?” He asked me, and I frowned at him.

“Answer me!” he yelled, and I shook my head.

“I did not send anyone after Amanda,” I said, and he raised his hand to slap me but stopped and looked at his hand with disbelief.

He looked up at me with misty eyes.

He was ashamed of what he was about to do.

“I have a man in the cell that said you sent him to kill Amanda.

Why will you do that? It isn’t our fault that we are fated.

It isn’t my fault, Tamia.

Why couldn’t you just make it easy for all of us?” He said, and tears streamed down his eyes.

He sat on the chair in my office, bowed his head, and wept.

His words hurt me not because of the accusation but because he said it wasn’t his fault he had found his fate.

I sat down and stared at him numbly.

“I have made it easy, Leo,” I said.

“When last did you speak to me lovingly? When last did we go to a function together other than security meetings? When last did you spend time with me as your wife? When was the last time we slept on the same bed? When was the last time you made love to me?” I asked him, and he looked up at me with swollen eyes.

I knew he was conflicted, but I was the one hurting.

“We have barely spoken in two weeks, and you barge into my office to accuse me of sending goons after your mate.

You didn’t even bother to ask or investigate.” I said, and he looked ashamed.

“You said a prisoner in custody said I sent him to eliminate Amanda.

What proof does he have?” I asked Leo, and he was speechless.

“Anyway.

I didn’t do it.

Someone is trying to frame me, and you should be smart enough to know that I wouldn’t plan this because I never fail,” I said.

“Is that why you decided to go house hunting without telling me? I learnt of all your requests to neighbouring Alphas begging to let you own a property on their lands.

asked me, sounding hurt, and I fought the urge to roll my

sure Amanda

than necessary

and Luna

to leave,” He

have warned all the Alphas that if they give you refuge, they will have

you are still my wife,

I let you go, Tamia,” He said with determination

was a time it would have made my heart flutter, but that was gone the moment we welcomed his fated into

should let me go, Leo, because I do not feel the same way anymore,” I said, and my

talk more

am sorry I believed the bastard without

a dinner tomorrow evening, and

you are still my wife, and I love you dearly,” he

I was going

invite and promised to introduce

in the same situation, but that did not mean we would deal

home,” he said

Amanda was crying on the

ignored her completely and went to

but he wasn’t

surprise, I found

the deal was with

the door behind me when I entered the

not want him coming in

the knob on the door,

would be sleeping in my

no way he was just doing this to please me; I knew

I Ignored him.

dressed up in the bathroom and ensured that

more sexually

exited the bathroom and went to sit at the

did you start locking the bathroom door?” he said, sitting at the foot of

a third party moved into my home, you stylishly moved

our room, Tamia, and you are still my

this; I am trying,” He said, sounding like

I said, smiling,

came to me and kissed his

“Don’t force it, Leo.

it.” I said, and he sighed and ran his fingers through his

“You are so distant.

said, kissing his

I

noticed you changed your wardrobe,” He teased, and I blocked all

for you,” I

Soon he gave up.

let us make

like Kyle and

my fated too, and we can have a

can’t handle me sleeping with someone else; why should I?” I pointed out

tell me?” I asked him, knowing he had come to my room for a

Alpha

asked you to come with

plan on sitting

for

have my invite from Luna Linda, and I plan on honouring it.” I told him, and his

mind about taking you there because I do not

embarrassed her husband too many times and has

I am sure he would have done it in a heartbeat,” He said, and I

have just as you would

thing must have

be miserable, and she chose to do

nothing wrong with

find love and affection

her for it.” I said, coming to Linda’s

He looked bewildered.

do not tell me you plan on following in her

I won’t share.

to share,” he

I said, pointing out the

robe and went to lie

she will be going to the dinner party

and I could see

at